Considerate Collection

Tapping into the healing powers of Costa Rica
Living in a land teeming with sandy beaches, lush rainforest, and thermal springs, the Tico people of Costa Rica are amongst the happiest and healthiest in the world — but
11 November 2024

This eco-farming estate might just be Tuscany’s greenest getaway
Wine, dine, and unwind at centuries-old Tuscan farm estate Villa Petriolo, where guests find joy in the simple life and sustainable pleasures that Italian agritourism has to offer. The rippling
28 October 2024

Venice to the Dolomites: Italy in portrait mode
On a recent content trip to Italy, SLH’s Social Media Manager Lucy Kell journeys from the lagoons of Venice to the snow-blanketed Dolomites with travel-loving tastemakers Callie Thorpe, Chrissy Rutherford, India Cardona and Natasha Ndlovu – staying at specially selected Considerate Collection hotels
14 December 2023

Independent Minds: Juliana Ghiotto, Barracuda Hotel & Villas
As one of Brazil’s best kept secrets along the ‘Cocoa Coast’, Itacaré blissfully enjoys an under-the-radar existence – surfers plant their boards on pristine palm-fringed beaches, locals paddle through mangrove-entangled
29 September 2023

Independent Minds: Christopher & Farina Kingsley, Wa Ale Resort
Castaway to an eco-conscious island which is making waves with its conservation and community-minded efforts On a remote archipelago off the coast of Myanmar, Wa Ale Resort is redefining the private island
27 September 2023

Independent Minds: the Kowaleski Family, Desa Hay
Unearth big-hearted Bali just as nature intended it to be at this jungle-wrapped, all-villa retreat Inspired by their son’s travels to Bali and a subsequent family holiday to this Indonesian island, the
20 September 2023

Vila Planinka: the Slovenian eco-resort for a soothing Alpine retreat
For a getaway that’s greener in every sense of the word, intrepid travellers are shunning familiar favourites for the mountains of Slovenia. Adeline Duff recharges her batteries with a nature-immersed stay at tech-free Vila
13 July 2023

The best eco-friendly beach resorts caring for their shorelines
14 sustainably-driven seaside stays to celebrate World Oceans Day Truly eco-friendly beach holidays are no longer about treading lightly, or just leaving footprints in the sand. If you really want
7 June 2023

Independent Minds: the Aristide Family, Aristide Hotel
This women-run hotel is putting Syros, Greece’s arts-and-crafts enclave, on the map for an off-beat creative crowd Since publishing her literary thriller, celebrated author and economist Oana Aristide turned her
29 March 2023

Food for thought: inside Ireland’s culinary icon turned country house hotel
Bed down at Ballymaloe House, the birthplace of modern Irish cuisine in idyllic East Cork Just a stone’s throw from the renowned Ballymaloe Cookery School, Ballymaloe House Hotel immerses foodies and nature
28 February 2023